New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-17
SALLY'S LOVERS.

caws spread like wildnre JnaC voi 49, Tromayne
as ENGAGED to stiff and starched Ohvef I1'r On
vas ,'e wondered at it, Every said, why ~.
.orth does that pretty girl marry-w uncle
.n.,v ber grandfather, at least NC Of
Is that Grundy -worshipping oid peroo Tirodoms
the brightest little girl in the t M Init only
Il is a shamep Every one won nna other person
sally her Aunt Lady Vera. ana one ~; Hs had sud
,n,v .ha real reason why Sallys smiles nau =,
~ vanished. and why she accep'eo % Oooa,t
unS 10 stoo5 considerably In awe. ONO no0epv
"a him one fine Easter morning, anu n ns h;r,
the lime roses were fully blown she a .I III her
..,v than ever. and disliked him with an n.r
, ,noru When she heard, therefore, that Lazy
Wera had been ordered by her doctors 10 re.u. r,
ne once 70 her country house, ana 10 1iio -
Ivocycs NJ Southshire Sally's smiles rcapPeareu.'
she laughed and Chartered while sne eupei :. L..
Cd the packing Of her trunks, ana when az ..ou
they were strapped and corded she y unpou and
them for Joy that she was leaving H0A
also leaving Oliver Tremayne. how
lime passed and the color returned 10 n..
checks. Her cousin Dinora Lady Veras iaVo1iO0
niece. came to spend the summer al tho al"m~,'
and the two girls laughed ana sang from A'o-s
ING till night 1t is good to be nineteen se".9
old. and to have left ones horrld lover hunuae
miles away One day Lady nea" land and his
that she had invited Claude Brummen anu LIS
friend Sandie McTavish, red-haired man .ono
~ the red haired McTavishes), to spend ior"
nigh at the Manor. ~ Loot two
sThey have been in Australia Tor inc las. wv
years. she said, and now that they nave rcouin
eli t. Ems land feel bound TO sh' W lilei L,n,on
bosntal,ty.' But alas for the futihty OF n"'nan
homes On the morning of the day when the Two
CHESTS were expected Lady Vera found that heI
rbeumatism had increased to such an eX1ehO Una,
she conld not rise from her bed one elV"n.
and struggled but all in vain, and at leng. III e,e
summoned Dinora, to weight that young mo nIisS
Islanders with a burden of Responsiveness oh,ei
among which was the charge Of her COUSIN oaily
Do not let her ride any of the hunters OF oriVe
%on1cm down Garden High Street, or 90 any VI
the other mad things for when she mas ir
She said imploringly and send at once to Mt Ire.
mayne to bring him here. He Is the oniy per'0H
who can keep q check on Sarahs folhes'
Dnora's face fell and she begged that the tele-
gram might not be sent. She could not endure
Oliver. and she heartily pitied Sally ior hes LIZ
fortune But her aunt was lmmo'aoie' CIV %
onposition always hardened her, the Telegram
was despatched, and Dinora retreated 10 pear tne
unwelcome news to her COUSIN anu ueioo'
ouenched sally's mirth effectualy.
ul,b I, groaned the bride-elect. sinking on the
SOTO in an attitude of detection. How L 40 hate
a sterling character and how do love oad iriV-
o,ons peoplel Dinah Dinah If you wish to be
happy marry a sinner, and never, never say les
IN n pharisee with well-balanced MIND.
sYou know Punch's advice to those about TO
marry said Dinora Brevity is the soul OF W.T.
and Punch says "Don'tF
Il wish I were q dynamiter, I wish / were q
vampire | wish / were Kilkenny cat, that
might blow him up, and scratch his eyes OUT, anu
then haunt him. With what JOY could dow
him m ! and then would mark the happy spot
with the inscription, "Here Oliver exploded ~
wouh be a whole biography in three little words
for every one knows that he is always Dlowhs
me IN Why does not he marry some one else !!
Oh Samaritan female, wherever you be, Come
take him. and wed him, and let me go Tree.
far
ton said Dinora. There are three Things III
this world which deserve no quarter--hypocrlsy,
pharisaism. and tyranny 10 this catalogue ,
add fourth thing-nmely. Oliver 1remayne'
i dare not break off my engagement with him.
I am so afraid of Aunt Vera. Don't tell any one
but the fact is that got into an awful scrape
last laster 1t really no more than Joke. L
meant no harm. But you know how love iuh'
and-then-well at last Aunt Vera was funous
and tod me that she would wash her handS Vi
nc altogether that must marry some one VINO
would keep me in order-and So ho"-Mr. 'le
mayne is my gaoler.'
Gould you not find nicer gaoler !? asked ID
nora Indignantly.
am so dreadfully afraid Of both of them, OF
both Oliver and Aunt Vera. l should never dare
even to hint TO either Of them that should IKE U
break eff the engagement Isn't 1T hard that we
giils may do so many things on which people
smile indulgently; and then, without meaning
any HARM we do something else, and instantly
everybody's tongue is set wagging. Ana ye'
/ cannot see the wickedness OF that special PRANK
which called down Aunt Vera's thunders ON my
head However, she called 1T dreadful Ana L
grew so frightened and depressed that when she
told me that she hoped should accept Mr.. Ire
mayne's proposal did not dare say NO:
And now she has telegraphed for him.
sAIl of our fun will be stopped. had looked
forward for years to some such lovely tune as ths
might have been. Fancy days Of unbounded
liberty enlivened by the presence OF two Visitors
Freshly arrived from Australia, we might have
imposed on them delightfully."- and could have
instructed them in the newest pleasures OF the
English aristocracy. They might possibly have
begun by feeling qualms, but we could nave
gently insinuated that their ideas were colonial
How we might have astonshed their little minds
But now, farewell to JOY and liberty Enter the
caaler with the handcuffs-I mean the engage
mcnt-iIng.
The two visitors arrived that afternoon and
wets receiN Cd by DinOra. who enjoyed playing
tho part L, the gracious hostess, and wht fi'ttercd
herself that she played it rather WILL. laude
Brunimell was q tall broai man OF six-and twenty
with gos d tempered face and a fresh CHEEKY
laugh sande on the contrary was short and
wiry looking. with bright red hair and laughing
blue ewes. lie Ella mel kinship with the McCalum
AZORES, and was proud OF the fact that one OF bis
ancestors had been hanged for cattle-hfting. lie
owned q tumble down old castle on the borders
and it was popularity said Of him that wherever
there joke to the fore, Sandie was the boy
to enjoy it, His eyes twinkled appreciatvely
as he noted Dinoras majesty Of demeanOr, and
he attached himself to her, while Claude and
Sally strolled of together toward the river Lady
Vera heard their voices as they passed below hcl
window and she brcathed involuntary and
heartfelt prayer that Sarah might be restrained
from any super-astounding folly before MIR. Ire
maync's arrival
He is such q reliable man. she repeated Il
herself. i always feel safe when he is with
Sarah
Don't you really agree with me that engage
ments are productive Of happiness p said CLAUDE
at that same moment, as they stood together al
tho rivers edge, intent on irritating the swan
in their vicinity.
Not at Az was the emphatic reply. as Sail,